The Good German of Nanking : The Diaries of John Rabe
by John Rabe
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/No Dust Jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0316648078
- ISBN 13
- 9780316648073
- Seller
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Traralgon, Victoria, Australia
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About This Item
Little, Brown, UK, 1999. Reprint. Hardcover. Near Fine/No Dust Jacket. Hardcover. 294 pages. *** PUBLISHING DETAILS: Little, Brown, UK, 1999. Reprint. *** CONDITION: This book is in near fine condition but dust jacket is not included. More specifically: Boards have no wear, rubbing or soiling. Pages are clean and unmarked and in excellent condition. *** ABOUT THIS BOOK: In 1937, as the invading Japanese Army closed on Nanking, then the capital of China, all foreigners were ordered to evacuate. One man, a mild 55-year-old German named John Rabe who ran the local Siemens factory, refused on the grounds that it would show a bad example to his Chinese workers. Sending his wife and family to safety, he watched in horror as the Japanese began to wipe out the population. Hastily contacting the tiny remaining community of foreigners, and using the flimsy authority of a pact Hitler had made with the Japanese, Rabe spent months safeguarding and providing refuge for thousands of Chinese, often interposing himself physically between the executioners and their victims. It is estimated that he saved between 250,000 and 300,000 lives by his efforts. And every night, he would write up his diary of these extraordinary events. THE GOOD GERMAN OF NANKING is Rabe's story, in his own words: the amazing testament to one of the hitherto unsung heroes of the twentieth century. *** Quantity Available: 1. Category: Biography & Autobiography; ISBN: 0316648078. ISBN/EAN: 9780316648073. Inventory No: 13050273.. 9780316648073
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- Bookseller
- Manyhills Books (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 13050273
- Title
- The Good German of Nanking : The Diaries of John Rabe
- Author
- John Rabe
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- No Dust Jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- ISBN 10
- 0316648078
- ISBN 13
- 9780316648073
- Publisher
- Little, Brown
- Place of Publication
- UK
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- BZDB5 Biography & Autobiography; The Good German of Nanking : The Diaries of John Rabe
- Bookseller catalogs
- Biography & Autobiography;
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